Slate Pipe Item Number: E359118-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Marked "Chilkat". This is carved, representing animal and human figures. It was undoubtedly made on the Queen Charlotte Islands and traded to the Chilkat. A bear-mother interpretation. Illus. in Barbeau, Haida Myths illus. in Argillite Carvings, NMC #127, p. 107." Illus. Pl. 81, p. 107 and described p. 150 in Bear Mother chapter of Barbeau, Charles Marius. 1953. Haida myths illustrated in argillite carvings. [Ottawa]: Dept. of Resources and Development, National Parks Branch, National Museum of Canada. Motifs identified there as "In a pipe group, the Bear reclines, on his back, on his captive, who is crawling on all fours. (Centre) The Flying-Frog sits up, her back to the Bear, and the berry picker has a skil [hat ring or potlatch ring] on her head. The young woman appears nude, her head and shoulders thrown back in prostration, her mouth wide open, a skil on her head."
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA and British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by Gov John G. Brady in Alaska, USA and British Columbia, Canada between 1878 and 1909
- Received from Victor J. Evans on March 20, 1931
What
- Name
- Slate Pipe
- Identification Number
- E359118-0
- Type of Item
- pipe
Who
- Culture
- Haida ?
- Field Collector
- Gov John G. Brady
- Received from
- Victor J. Evans
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Alaska, USA and British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Alaska, USA and British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1878 and 1909
- Acquisition Date
- on March 20, 1931
Other
- Accession Number
- 113605